No extension to Chautala bail, must surrender by September 23

The Supreme Court today dismissed convicted former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala's plea seeking extension of bail given to him on medical grounds in teachers' recruitment scam, saying opinion of a high-level medical board shows his hospitalisation is no more required.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed convicted former Haryana chief minister OP Chautala's plea seeking extension of bail given to him on medical grounds in teachers' recruitment scam, saying opinion of a high-level medical board shows his hospitalisation is no more required.

A bench of justices H L Dattu and S J Mukhopadhaya, however, extended from September 17 to September 23, the time given to him for surrender before jail authorities and said he should do so without failure.

The bench also directed the jail authorities to "give proper, effective, efficient and expert medical assistance if required by Chautala."

The 78-year-old INLD leader had moved the apex court after his plea for extension of interim bail on medical grounds was dismissed on September 6 by the Delhi High Court directing him to surrender before Tihar Jail authorities on September 17.

The high court had refused to extend his bail by relying on the AIIMS medical board's report which had said that presently Chautala's hospitalisation is not required.